Sterling multiplier



Dec- 11, 1962 l.. D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. l1, 1962 Filed June 27, 1958 L. D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLIER 59 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 2 BASIC MuLT|PL|cAT|ON MCHAIN |3| I I IMPuLsE '00 Exim Ml GENERATOR |075 Y M2 |03 |082 r f A J sHlLuNes RING Rm@ KEYBOARD M3 MuLTePLlcANO A KEYBOARD POUNDS DECIMAL KEYBOARD f|44 [|40 POuNos sHlLuNss PENOE |36 swlTcHme swnTcHlNe swncmus MArRnx MATRIX MATRlx |42 ,|39 '45| ,l POuNOs smLuNss Pence I4 AccuMuLATOR AccuMuLATOR AccuMuLATOR e BANKS e BANKs 7 BANKs TO M9 mvBNTOR LAMAR OsPRmBER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1962 Filed June 27, 1958 l.. D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLTER 59 Sheets-Sheet 3 r |00 FRACTIONS OF POUNDS a SHILLINGS I CONVERTED TO PENCE 8l ROUNDOFF IMPuLsE GENERATOR FIG 3 s103 v SIC8 |482 A J A K RING RING RING 8 n? lel |621 M9 a B lo MIO RING GATE M|| |42 NIGB sHnLplNGs '661 alo m2 AccuMuLAToR GATE MIS N69 ,65 PouNos AcculmuLAToA MISA |671 SHTLLINGS PouNos AGcuMuLAToR AGGUMULATGR GATES GATES 36 PENGE j. swlTcHlNG MAT-mx mvENToR n LAMAR uspnmesn |70 |39 RouNooFF PENcE GATE AccuMuLAToR Hls ATTORNEYS Dec. ll, 1962 Filed June 27, 1958 L. D. sPRlNGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER 59-v Sheets-Sheet 4 ,'IIPUCAND ExTRAcTloN oF INTEGRAL PouNos asHlLLmGs wam@ KEYBO COMPLEMENT v COMPLEMENT 283\ oF 2o oF l2 285 L|74' \276 |74 28o [|76 |75 POUNDS SHILLINGS PENGE J SWITGHING SWITGHING SWITCHING MATRIX MATRIX MATRIX v 2735 [279 f-|42 H39 POUNDS SHILLINGS PENGE ACCUMULATOR AGCUMULATOR ACCUMLLATOR SHILLINGS PENCE i READOUT READOUT MATRIX MATRIX G0 l 277 f 1275 EXTRAGT EXTRAGT I 284A' PouNos sHILLlNGs 6 FIG 4 "No so r "No Go INVEN R LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. l1, 1962 l l.. D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 5 FIG. 4A

PENCE ACCUMULATOR DECISION CIRCUIT BASED 0N LOGICAL CIRCUIT DESIGN FROM ABOVE NOT M 249] H25' 253 \248 B Iv 250 M252- I ovm NOT DlvlslBLE 255 257 259 I L I 'TT'If C 256 AND [NOT INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. l1, 1962 D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 se sheets-sheet e FIG.4B

EXTRACTION OF INTEGRAL SHILLINGS PENCE ACCUMJLATOR BANKS sHlLLlNGs AccuMuLAToR BANKS MIT coMPLEMENT PENcE [lg READouT A AO BO C0 Il COMPLEMENT GENERATOR TALLY GENERATOR DECISION CIRCUIT INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER BY M ri-ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1962 D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

' STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 7 FIG. 5 PENCE MULTIPLICATION, ATN-LY" Ml FIRED, PENCE IN MULTIPLIER KEYBOARD INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER -ms ATTORNEYS Dec. 1l, 1962 l.. D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 I Fl G. 5A Y A ATAlLwr-a 59 Sheets-Sheet 8 lol" INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1962 I.. D. SPRINGER STERLING IIIILTIPLTER 59 Sheets-Sheet 9 TO PENCE Filed June 27, 1958 FRAGTIONAL SHILLINGS CONVERS LINE 3 A START TRANSFER TRIGGER coNvERsIoN INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER BY fm FIG. e

I-IIs ATTORNEYS Dee.v ll, 1962 Filed June 27, -1958 IOIc FIG. 6A

L. D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLIER 59 Sheets-Sheet 10 INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1962 1 n. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 FIG. 6B

59 Sheets-Sheet 11 INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec.

Filed June 27. 195s DIVISION BY I2,A 28.0 PE

L. D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLIER FIG. 7

59 Sheets-Sheet 12 NGE STORED, MI6 CONDUCTING LINE I LINE 2 LINE 3 A START LINE 4 A DELAY LINE 5 AO-TALLY LINE 6 LINE 7 LINE 8 LINE 9 LINE IO TESTING PULSES IWI LLNLII LINE I2 DECISION CIRCUIT OUTPUT PULSE DECISION CIRCUIT v TRIGGER PAIR LINE I3 MIS LINE I4 LINE I 5 MIT MIB

LINE I6 COMPLEMENTARY GENERATOR (9) LINE I7 LINE I8 COMPLEMENTARY GENERATOR (8) SHILLINGS TALLY PULSE L I I I I J I J LC I J I I INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1962 L.. D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 13 i FIG. 7A

HI S ATTORNEY Dec. 1l, 1962 Filed June 27, 1958 L. D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLIER 59 Sheets-Sheet 14 F I G. 7 B I g I f f i |722 f L Y f1\ I7 3 I L i l I i I L |730 V30 I I( i wsu I (ZD I I I |7`I5 I I k l Z f g |735 L I736 I( I E INVENTOR LAMAR Dn SPRINGER ma M HIS ATTORNEY Dec. 11, 1962 L. D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 15 FIG. 8

POUNDS INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER BY wx HIS ATTORNEYS FIG. 9

Dec. 11, 1962 L. D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 16 HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. 1l, 1962 Filed June 27, 1958 L. D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLIER FIG. IOB

FIG. IGA

FlG.|l Flals FlG.l4

Flale FlG.l2 FlG.l5 Flele Flaw FlGla FIG. IOD

Fleas Flaso Flc-ml FlG.32

Fleas F|G.34 Fles Fles? Floss Fleas FIG. IGC

Fle.2o FlG.2l

FlG.22 F|G.23 FlG.24

Flazs Flazs Flea-r Flaze FIGJOG FIGJOH FlG.49 Fles F|G.5A

Flaso 59 Sheets-Sheet 17 FIG. 6 F|G.6A FIG.6B

FIG. IOJ

FIG.7 FIG.7A FIG.7B

INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1962 l.. D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLIER 59 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed June 27, 1958 KIN N 5nd@ NOv Mmwmov mmm.)

HIS ATTORNEYS INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER Dec. 1l, 1962 I .-D. SPRINGER 3,067,938

STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 19 I I I I I I I I I I l l I I I I I I FIefI-zmmm-"m" INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER HIS ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1962 D. SPRINGER STERLING MULTIPLIER Filed June 27, 1958 59 Sheets-Sheet 2Qv EnlL.

INVENTOR LAMAR D. SPRINGER B* 'MMA HIS ATTORNEYS 

